Trump's Africa envoy condemns Chad strikes, 'external support' in Sudan war

Trump's Africa envoy condemns Chad strikes, 'external support' in Sudan war Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 08/27/2026 - 20:25 Sudan's army targeted sites in Chad used to route weapons from the UAE to the Rapid Support Forces Massad Boulos, senior adviser to the US president on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs, speaks with members of the media outside the White House in Washington, DC, on 21 July 2026 (Saul Loeb/AFP) Off US President Donald Trump's Africa envoy on Thursday condemned the air strikes by Sudan 's military inside the territory of Chad, after Chadian authorities reported bombings in the eastern Ennedi region last week. "The United States condemns the SAF’s recent air strikes inside Chad," Massad Boulos wrote on X of the Sudanese Armed Forces. "The violence must stop in Sudan and beyond.